blind
2
7.9
- noun
- /blaɪnd/
- Jargon
- Many hunters prefer portable blinds because they are easy to set up and can be moved as needed.
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- This is his blind or his feeder that he's going to hunt.
Examples
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We hunted in waders at dawn in cold duck blinds, taking warm birds out of the jaws of the dog.
Academic text (1991) -
Hunters often use a blind to remain hidden from ducks while waiting for them to land.
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Working from a blind allows you to get closer to the subject.
Academic text (1999) -
The blind is about a quarter mile in, an easy walk.
Fiction book (2002) -
A commercial hunting blind can be used rather than making a homemade one.
Academic text (2010) -
I would have headed straight for those duck blinds.
Fiction book (2001) -
Amari's guys had erected deer blinds in four of the oaks that bordered the golf course.
Fiction book (1999) -
But as the night sky was illuminated, he saw, in the distance, one of the dozens of nearby duck blinds: rectangular, wooden, covered with foliage.
Fiction book (2001) -
In 1979, a forest ranger told Thomas of some stone hunting blinds in a meadow atop Mt. Jefferson, one of Nevada's highest mountains.
Academic text (2007) -
The best location for a blind is near a water source where ducks frequently visit.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
7
7.9
Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation
- Informal
3
7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
- Informal
1
9.0
To confuse someone by using many technical words they do not understand
A situation where people without experience guide others like them
- Offensive
A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone
Compounds
- Specialized
10
5.1
A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment
- Specialized
4
5.8
A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge
4
3.9
A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy
- US
3
4.0
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
- US
3
5.6
A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment
- Specialized
2
4.2
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
- Specialized
1
4.8
A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see
1
3.9
A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
1
3.3
A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view
- Archaic
1
7.0
A plane landing using only instruments because the pilot cannot see outside
- Specialized
A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them
A North American wildflower with tube-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers that stay mostly closed
- Specialized
A disease in horses and cows that makes them walk unsteadily and fall often
- Specialized
A sewing machine that joins fabric so the thread is not seen on the outside of clothes
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group
- UK
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
- UK
Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes
A small, slender snake that lives underground in the western United States deserts and has very poor sight
How Hidden
- Jargon
2
7.9
57
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blind for a hunter's shelter comes from hiding the hunter from the animals so the hunter becomes 'invisible' to the game, and a blind is therefore a place to hide while hunting.